I agree we need to be a cohesive force.
Lennilenape, I would like to hear more from you about the military myth exemplified by the "star" at the end of McCain's ads. So far as I could tell at the end of the Wes Clark dust-up the McCain media let go of the idea that he was just about to be made admiral before he sacrificed to be a public servant in Washington. As the admiral's son of an admiral's son, people who have been in the military would have good reason to believe that McCain benefited from favoritism or privilege at Annapolis, maybe in his selection to flight school, etc. Just like Bush. (This whole "maverick" crap may have begun an entitled brat knowing no upperclassman would have the guts to drill him down.)
Your attitude as a sargeant was the opposite-- ability is greater than pedigree (or rank). That anyone in the squad could contribute, and your attitude now is that all progressives should band together to find the best ability.
So here is the challenge, many progressives don't have your experience, and many ex-marines are still in the authoritarian mindset which made your soliciting the best ideas an anomoly. People who served, who suffered from the favoritism given inept, but pedigreed, officers, need to point out not only the lie of McCain's "star" at the end of his ads, but also support Clark's observation as to McCain's lack of command experience.
With the challenges we face in this country we can't go out with the "second best idea" again-- ala Bush. Cenk pointed out the facts which support the conclusion that John McCain is not all that bright, or if he is, that he hasn't applied himself. But people who haven't been in the military are afraid to challenge him because they haven't been in the service and don't know why SNAFU is universally understood.
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NicoloM on
08/06/2008 12:04:12 PM EST
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